Compelling Explanation

Well, hi there! You're a sight for sore eyes. I'm delighted you're here and...I can't believe you timed it right again! Coffee's just brewed and Madge has only now brought out a new tray of assorted and ever delicious virtual treats. So go for it! Say... you ever steal a car? No, I am sure you didn't but listen to this...

A 14-year-old boy was hospitalized in critical condition in Churchill, Pa., in August after allegedly swiping a Jeep Grand Cherokee and leading the owner's boyfriend on a brief high-speed chase before rolling the Cherokee over on Interstate 376.

The boy's mother, according to WTAE-TV, blamed the Cherokee's owner: A vehicle with the keys in it, she said, "was an opportunity that, in a 14-year-old's eyes, was ... the perfect moment."

Also, she said, the boyfriend "had no right to chase my son." The boy "could have just (wanted) a joyride down the street. Maybe he (merely) wanted to go farther than he felt like walking."

Uh-huh...and how about teaching your son right from wrong, lady? It doesn't matter that the keys were in the Cherokee. Stealing someone else's property is wrong.  Should I also mention 'against the law'? The kid deserves to spend some time in a very limited space with bars on the windows to think about his experience, wouldn't you say?

And let's put the shoe on the other foot. If that lady was watching someone steal her car, wouldn't she chase down the culprit? I'm dang sure she would!

Have another virtual doughnut and let me know what you think.

See ya, eh!

Bob